Grammar Exercise - Present Tense, Continous, and Comparison

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Write questions from these words by filling the

gaps by using present continous tense!


1. What do you - ?

2. Where study English you - ?

3. Who work today - ?

4. You look at me - ?

5. They in a restaurant eat - ?

6. Listen he to her - ?

7. She coffee drink - ?

8. Surf the net we - ?

9. Work today you - ?

Present Simple / Present Continous


1. He .................... from London.
a. Come
b. Comes
2. Can you call later? Mary .................... a
bath.
a. Is having
b. Has
3. You usually .................... really funny in
that hat.
a. Are looking
b. Look
4. I .................... a book at the moment so I
am very busy.
a. Am writing
b. Write

5. You are not listening to me.


What .................... you ....................
about?
a. Are .................... thinking
b. Do .................... think
6. Prices .................... rapidly in our
country.
a. Change
b. Are changing
7. I do not know French but I ....................
it this semester.
a. Am learning
b. Learn
8. Please, do not take that book.
John .................... it.
a. Reads
b. Is reading
9. What .................... you .................... of
modern dancing?
a. Are .................... thinking
b. Do .................... think
10.We .................... spaghetti and cream of
tomato soup for lunch today.
a. Have
b. Are having
11.How much .................... this
car .................... at the moment?
a. Is .................... costing
b. Does .................... cost
12.I .................... very loudly.
.................... you .................... me?
a. Am speaking ....................
Do ....................hear
b. Speak .................... Do ....................
hear
c. Am speaking ....................
Are .................... hearing
13.Now he .................... a brand new cae.
a. Is owning
b. Owns
14.Who .................... your son in this
photograph?
a. Is holding
b. Holds
15.Normally I .................... for a ride on
Friday evenings but tomorrow I cannot
because .................... late
a. Go .................... work
b. Am going .................... work
c. Go .................... am working
16.They .................... the way I drive a car.
a. Always criticize
b. Are always criticizing
17.She says she .................... a good time
with her new friends in Spain.
a. Has
b. Is having

18.This kind of sport .................... more and


more popular these days.
a. Becomes
b. Is becoming
19.I .................... her tonight to work out
exactly how much a job will cost.
a. Am seeing
b. See
20.Why .................... you ....................?
Because you .................... funny.
a. Do .................... laugh ....................
are looking
b. Are ....................
laughing .................... look
c. Do ....................laugh ....................
look
21.What .................... you ....................
tomorrow night? I .................... clean the
house.
a. Are .................... doing ....................
clean
b. Do .................... do .................... am
cleaning
c. Are .................... doing ....................
am cleaning
22.She .................... her housework when I
am at home. I cant stand it!
a. Is constantly doing
b. Does
23.Usually we .................... to some
restaurant but today we .................... a
huge meal at home.
a. Go out .................... are having
b. Are going out .................... are
having
c. Go out .................... have
24.I .................... the day when I used to
help the milkman.
a. Am remembering
b. Remember
25.We .................... a midnight boat across
the Channel tomorrow.
a. Are taking
b. Take
26.I .................... how they missed the
plane.
a. Am not understanding
b. Dont understand
27.He was interested in politics but now
he .................... to any political parties.
a. Does not belong
b. Is not belonging
28.I .................... you .................... about
your job.
a. Am expecting .................... are not
caring
b. Expect .................... dont care
c. Expect .................... are not caring

29.Now, I .................... what


you ....................
a. see .................... mean
b. am seeing .................... mean
c. see .................... are meaning
30.these flowers .................... fine
a. are smelling
b. smell
Present Continous
1. .................... they coming over for
dinner?
a. Is
b. Am
c. Are
2. Maxwell .................... not sleeping on
our sofa.
a. Is
b. Am
c. Are
3. My grandmother is .................... at our
house this week.
a. Stay
b. Staying
c. Be staying
4. I .................... my dinner right now.
a. Eat
b. Eating
c. Am eating
5. My sister .................... Spanish.
a. Learn
b. Is learning
c. Learning
6. I .................... at they hair salon until
September.
a. Work
b. Be working
c. Am working
7. We .................... at a fancy restaurant
tonight.
a. Eat
b. Are eating
c. Eats
8. Why .................... playing football
tomorrow?
a. He not is
b. He is not
c. Is not he
9. They are .................... a new record
shop downtown.
a. Opening
b. Openning
c. Oppening
10.Melissa is .................... down on her
bed.
a. Lieing
b. Liying
c. Lying
Past Tense
1. The plane .................... at New York
three hours late.

a. Did arive
b. Arrived
2. I cant go home until I .................... this
job.
a. Finish
b. Finished

5. Do you see a bird?


6. We move house.
7. They catch the ball.
8. He crosses the street.

Write the past forms of irregular verbs below!


1. Go
:
2. Come :
3. Buy :
4. Have :
5. Do
:
6. Leave :
7. Sell :
8. Bring :
9. Shut :
10.Spend :
11.(+) Jane was tired.
(-)
(?)
12.(-) Sean did not work.
(+)
(?)
13.(?) did I have a cat?
(+)
(-)
14.(-) Mary did not sing.
(+)
(?)
15.(?) Did she see us?
(+)
(-)
16.(+) they shared a room.
(-)
(?)
17.(-) Marc did not cook.
(+)
(?)
18.(?) was Betty thirsty?
(+)
(-)
19.(-) Louis did not throw the ball.
(+)
(?)
20.(?) Did Henry build a house?
(+)
(-)
Put the sentences into simple past!

9. The do not sell the furniture.


10.Does she practice her English?
Write sentences in simple past.
1. You / cards / play
2. I / a car / want
3. We / the game / lose
4. Not / I / early / get up
5. Not / Jeff and Linda / go / hang out
6. Janet / the bus / miss
7. She / her room / tidy
8. Not / Robert / the number / dial
9. She / a friend / phone
10.Not / Andy / the ball / pass
was or were
1.
2.
3.
4.

I .................... hungry.
You .................... in Australia last year.
She .................... not there.
Charly Chaplin .................... a famous
actor.
5. Lisa and James .................... at home.
6. The book .................... on the table.
7. You .................... very clever.
8. He .................... in trouble.
9. George Washington .................... the
first US president.
10.The cars .................... new.
Ask for the bold part of the senteces!

1. We open the door.

1. Billy ate an apple.

2. You write poems.

2. The children played in the garden.

3. Richard plays in the garden.

3. Laura came home at six oclock.

4. Kerry does not speak English.

4. The boy read a book.

5. The girl wrote five letters.


6. My friends swam in the lake.
7. He paid the bill.
8. The teacher pointed to the board.
9. The felt good.
10.He hurt his leg because he was not
careful.
Fill in the spaces with the correct comparative
adjectives.
1. The red jacket is .................... than the
blue jacket. (cheap)
2. The shoes are .................... than the
boots. (nice)
3. The pink socks
are .................... ............................. than
the white socks. (expensive)
4. The brown sweater is .................... than
the blue sweater. (good)
5. The chocolate looks .................... than
the candy. (bad)
6. The radio is .................... than the DVD
player (new)
7. The CDs are .................... than the
DVDs. (old)
8. These apples are .................... than
those apples. (bright)
9. This dress is .................... than that
dress. (beautiful)
10.Those green tomatoes are ....................
than the red tomatoes. (sweet)
Choose the correct option for these
comparative and superlative adjective
sentences!
1. I am .................... my brother.
a. Taller than
b. The tallest
2. She is .................... student in her class.
a. Younger than
b. The younger
c. The youngest
3. The dog is .................... the cat.
a. The older than
b. Older than
c. The oldest
4. The red jacket is .................... the blue
jacket.
a. Expensiver than
b. More expensive than

c. The most expensive


5. My mother is .................... in her family.
a. The shorter
b. The shorter than
c. The shortest
6. I like Sushi, but Chinese food
is ....................
a. Better
b. The better
c. More better
d. The bestest
7. My drink is .................... of all the drinks.
a. Colder than
b. The coldest
c. The most cold
8. My sister is .................... student in her
class.
a. Smarter than
b. The smarter
c. The most smart
d. The smartest
9. Those books are .................... the other
books.
a. Expensiver than
b. More expensive than
c. Most expensive than
d. The most expensive
10.Her brother is .................... soccer
player on his team.
a. The better
b. Better than
c. The most good
d. The best
Choose the correct comparative for each
adjective!
1. Fast
a. Faster
2. Beautiful
a. Beautifuler
beautiful
3. Happy
a. Happier
4. Old
a. Older
5. Cheap
a. Cheaper
6. Expensive
a. Expensiver
expensive
7. Good
a. Gooder
8. Bad
a. More bad
9. Hungry
a. Hungrier
10.Dangerous
a. Dangerouser

b. More fast
b. More

b. More happy
b. More old
b. More cheap
b. More

b. Better
b. Worse
b. More hungry
b. More dangerous

Choose the correct option to make the


adjectives superlatives!
1. Big
a. The biggest
big
2. Interesting
a. The interestingest
interesting
3. Crazy
a. The craziest
crazy
4. Beautiful
a. The beautifulestb.
5. Old
a. The oldest
old
6. Intelligent
a. The intelligentest
intelligent
7. Great
a. The greatest
b.
8. Soft
a. The softest
soft
9. Small
a. The smallest
b.
10.Exciting
a. The excitingest b.

(watch) our two favourite teams, the Eagles


and the hawks. It .................... (be) the second
week of the season and the day ......................

b. The most

(be) much ...................... (cold) than the week


before. We ...................... (be) excited

b. The most

because I love the hawks and he loves the


Eagles.

b. The most

The most beautiful


b. The most

The seats ...................... (be) good, but


I ...................... (want)
something ...................... (close) to the field.
However, we ...................... (sit)
and ...................... (enjoy) the game. Well, we

b. The most

...................... (enjoy) it until


we ...................... (start) arguing. The

The most great


b. The most

The most small


The most exciting

Fill in the space with the correct superlative


adjectives!
1. Her computer is the .................... (new)
2. Those glasses are the .................... in
the store. (nice)
3. She is the ....................person in her
family. (old)
4. Ms. Devieta is the .................... teacher
in the school. (good)
5. My kitten is the .................... of all my
friends cats. (young)
6. These books are the .................... books
in the store. (expensive)
7. He is the .................... soccer player on
the team. (bad)
8. These oranges are the .................... type
of orange. (sweet)
9. He is the .................... worker in his
company. (hard)
10.That was the .................... movie I have
ever seen. (interesting)
Fill in the blanks below with past verb and
comparative adjectives!
Yesterday, my brother and I .................... (go)
to see a football game. We ....................

problem with my brother and I is that we both


think our team is ...................... (good) than
the other team. He always says to me that the
Eagles are ...................... (fast) , ......................
(strong) , and ...................... (smart) than the
Hawks. I never agree. On this day,
he ...................... (be) wrong. The
Hawks ...................... (play) a lot better than
the Eagles. They ......................
(look) ...................... (strong)
and ...................... (tough) than the Eagles.
One thing I didnt like was that the food and
drinks were much ...................... (expensive)
than other places, and tasted
much ...................... (bad) . I was surprised
that the hotdog and a drink cost Rp. 100.000.
Also, the hotdog was ...................... (small)
than normal hotdogs. So I ...................... (be)
a little sad about my meal and ......................
(hope) to get something ...................... (tasty)
after the game.

Mention the life process of living things!


N...........................................................
M..........................................................
G...........................................................
R...........................................................
E............................................................

3. ...................... means the living things


become larger in size, gain weight to become
heavier.
4. ...................... means living things respond
to changes around them. There is a change in
its action or behaviour.
5. ...................... means living things use
oxygen from the air to breathe. Carbon dioxide
is also produced as a result.

R..............................................................

6. ...................... means living things produce


waste materials in their bodies.

1. Living things need ...................... which


simply means eating!the food and water are
converted to energy.

7. ...................... means the process of


producing a young from their parents.

2. living things can move on their


own. ...................... enables animals to loof for
shelter, to look for food, and to escape from
danger.

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